Rather than distance himself from a down-ballot race, the president has tied himself increasingly to it.

The former president wants the National Archives to keep his papers away from Congress. This may prove difficult

The unnamed suspect exchanged gunfire with police and has been transported to the hospital in critical condition

While giving a speech in the Hokkaido city of Otaru for a Liberal Democratic Party candidate, Taro Aso stated that the rice on the island of Hokkaido "has become tastier thanks to (global) warming."

The Orion spacecraft and mega-powerful Space Launch System are almost ready for their first big test.